English is a language spoken by people in English
speaking countries or in international events among countries around the world.
Ramelan (1992:2-3) stated that “English as an international language is used to
communicate, to strengthen and to fasten relationship among all countries
inthe world in all fields, for example:
in tourism, business, science and technology, etc. Considering the importance
of English, people from various non-English speaking countries including
Indonesia learn English.” Having proficiency in English, people will be able to
face this over-changing world easily. So, it is not surprising if the number of
people who are interested in learning English is getting increased from time to
time.

In Indonesia, English has been taughtas a foreign language. Ramelan(1992; 1) stated that “English has been taught
in our country as the first foreign language since the proclamation in
Indonesia on the 17th of August 1945.” It is taught as a compulsory subject in
junior high school and senior high school and in universities or institutes for
several terms. Even, it has been tried to be taught to the students of some
elementary schools.

Many educational experts and the society do many
efforts to make the teaching of English better and better. They also consider
the urgent role of English in the world’s communication. To keep up with the
world’s communication, Indonesian???